ELISE FERGUSON

Born 1964
Lives and works in New York

Education
1995 M.F.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
1985 B.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Elise Ferguson has been exhibiting nationally since 1991. Selected group exhibitions include: EAST International, Norwich Gallery, United Kingdom (2003); The Accelerated Grimace, Daniel Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY (2002); Peaks, Kagen Martos, New York, NY (2001); The May Show, SculptureCenter, New York, NY (2000); Outer Boroughs, White Columns, New York, NY (1999); As if the world ended on the 5th floor, Blohard Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (1999); Real World, New Langton, San Francisco, CA (1997); Arts in Celebration Regional Biennial, SIU-Carbondale University Museum, Carbondale, IL (1996); Aesthetic Cranks, Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL (1995); The Slit Show, Layaway, Chicago, IL (1994); Things, Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL (1993); Strange Video, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL (1991). Elise has had solo exhibitions at White Columns, New York, NY (2001); and at Beret International, Chicago, IL (1996).

Elise has been the recipient of various grants and awards including: C.A.A.P. Grant, Chicago Office of Fine Arts (1989 & 1991) and the SIU-Carbondale University Museum, Merit Award (1996).